Formation: Shy Attack

1.a3 e5 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bd6 6.e3 O-O 7.h3

ECO A00

The Formation: Shy Attack is a chess opening reached after 1.a3 e5 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bd6 6.e3 O-O 7.h3, catalogued under code A00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move h3 is chosen by White on move 7.

More ECO A00 openings

• Amar Opening — 1.Nh3
• Amsterdam Attack — 1.e3
• Anderssen's Opening — 1.a3
• Barnes Opening — 1.f3
• Clemenz Opening — 1.h3
• Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Defense — 1.h3

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